Expert working group on food contact materials (FCM) (E00917)

European Commission Expert Groups → Directorate Generals → Health and Consumers DG → Expert working group on food contact materials

Policy area(s)

Food Safety

Lead DG

Health and Consumers DG

Mission

To advise the Commission on all issues related to food contact materials.

Task

Assist the Commission in the preparation of legislation or in policy definition
Coordinates with Member States, exchange of views
Monitors the development of national policies and the enforcement of EU legislation by national authorities

Group type

Informal, Temporary

Active since

1989

Composition

National Administrations
Third Country

Status

Active

Scope

Limited

Link to website

http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/foodcontact/index_en.htm

Content last updated

20 Dec 2010

Register entry

http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/detailGroup.cfm?groupID=917

Organisation Group Members

Norwegian Food Safety Authority

Administrations Group Members

Austria – Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)
Belgium – FPS Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment; Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain
Bulgaria – Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health; National Centre for Public Health Protection
Cyprus – Ministry of Health, Medical and Public Health Services
Czech Republic – Department on Protection of Public Health, Ministry of Health; National Institute of Public Health
Denmark – Danish Veterinary & Food Administration
Estonia – Food Safety Office – Food and Veterinary Department – Ministry of Agriculture
Finland – Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
France – Ministère de l’Economie de l’industrie et de l’emploi, Direction Générale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes
Germany – Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz; Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR)
Greece – Ministry of Finance
Hungary – Ministry of Rural Development; Food and Feed Safety Directorate, Central Agricultural Office
Ireland – Food Safety Authority of Ireland; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Italy – Ministero della Salute, Direzione generale della sicurezza degli alimenti e della nutrizione
Latvia – Ministry of Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Processing Department
Lithuania – Public Health Department, Ministry of Health
Luxembourg – Ministère de la Santé Publique
Malta – Manager Health Inspector
Netherlands – Ministerie van VWS, Public Health Dept.
Poland – Chief Sanitary Inspectorate – Food and Nutrition Safety Department; National Institute of Hygiene
Portugal – Ministerio da Agricultura do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas, Gabinete de Planeamento e Politicas
Romania – Public Health Authority; Regional Public Health Authority in Poprad
Slovakia – Public Health Authority; Regional Public Health Authority in Poprad
Slovenia – Ministrstvo za zdravje, Sektor za varnost in zdravstveno ustreznost hrane
Spain – Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición
Sweden – Swedish National Food Administration
United Kingdom – Food Standards Agency – Food Safety Contaminants Division